Roadrunner - the RRC's journal
The history of Roadrunner
From the very start of the Road Runners Club in 1952, a newsletter was circulated to all members three times a year, to keep them in touch with the activites of the club.
The newsletter was initially produced in the form of duplicated foolscap sheets but it gradually developed into its modern form as a full-colour A4 magazine of around 50 pages.
It has also moved from being simply a newsletter recording the activities of RRC members towards a journal with a much wider range of articles of varied interest to runners, and it was given its modern title a few years ago. Much of the content is still written by members and describes memorable events in their running lives, but there are also major features on technical aspects of running and training, as well as descriptions of significant historical events.
Members receive 3 copies each year, in April, August and December, and the journal is also sold in running shops at £2.50.
Recent front covers
Sample articles from Roadrunner- updated to Spring 2011
The links below go to downloadable PDF files of a few articles from the most recent issues of Roadrunner. They have been chosen to give a taste of its wide range of content. A typical issue has about 20 of these articles and several other items.Issue 187, Winter 2008
Boiling Frogs Slowly (a first ultra)Centenary Marathon (a celebration of the 1908 Olympic Marathon)
Issue 188, Spring 2009 (first full-colour issue)
Folksworth 15Barry 40
Issue 189, Summer 2009
Sub-3Arthur Newton's 100 mile record
Celtic 100 km
Issue 190, Winter 2009
Abingdon Marathon - the RRC Marathon Championships, 2009Touring About
Issue 191, Spring 2010
Interview with Bill Adcocks
The Greatest 100 Mile Race
Issue 192, Summer 2010
Dartmoor Discovery
John Henning, Spitzbergen Marathon
Issue 193, Winter 2010
Ups and Downs of a Racing Year
Eurasia Marathon and Great Eastern Run
Issue 194, Spring 2011
Why we Joined the Road Runners Club
Running a Marathon in Hot Weather